PDIP Calls Joko Agus Setyono Must Be Mentally Strong In Jakarta Secretary

DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary (Sekda) Joko Agus Setyono (Kiri) and Heru Budi (DOK VOI/Diah Ayu)

The chairman of the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Gembong Warsono, said that the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of DKI Jakarta, Joko Agus Setyono, must have a strong mentality. This is because the working atmosphere of the DKI Regional Secretary is different from Joko's previous work, namely being an official of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). "What is certain is that the Secretary of State is a partner of Commission A (the Regional House of Representatives DKI) and Banggar (budget Agency). It must be mentally strong. The world must be different when he is at the BPK and at the Regional Secretary. the weather is different. Hopefully he can withstand hot weather, cold weather," said Gembong when contacted, Thursday, February 16. In addition, Joko must also immediately go around meeting relevant stakeholders, especially the DKI Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda). This includes factions in the DPRD. Given, the position of the DKI Regional Secretary is arguably an extension of the Governor. He also acts as the coordinator of the DKI Provincial Government employees. "If he wants to be a good CEO, then immediately communicate and coordinate with all stakeholders. With Forkopimda, it must be established. So, this is a good bridge with the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government," said Gembong. "Moreover, the Acting Governor, who currently also serves as Kasetpres, has a limited time. So, the role of the Regional Secretary is very central to be able to improve the quality of the performance of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government," he continued. As is known, Joko's appointment as the Regional Secretary of DKI is contained in Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 13/TPA of 2023 concerning the Appointment of Middle High Leadership Officials within the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta which was signed by Jokowi on February 13, 2023. Joko replaces the position of Acting Secretary of the DKI Regional Secretary Uus Kuswanto who is also the Assistant for People's Welfare of the DKI Provincial Secretariat who has been inaugurated since December 2, 2022. In the first phase of the selection of the positions of the Regional Secretary of DKI, there were 10 names of echelon II officials who passed the administrative selection. Joko's name is the most foreign than other candidates. The nine bidders in the position are officials of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. Meanwhile, Joko is the only external official in the capital city. Various stages of selection are passed. Until the last stage, namely interviews with the selection committee, there are three names left. Joko's name persists. These three names were brought by the DKI Provincial Government to the Palace to be selected by one of them by Jokowi, to be sworn in by Heru on Wednesday, February 15 yesterday. When elected, Joko canceled two other candidates for the selection of the DKI Regional Secretary who also passed a number of selection stages, namely Dhany Sukma who is currently the Mayor of Central Jakarta, and Michael Rolandi Cesnanta Brata who is currently the Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Asset Management Agency. Joko was born in Kebumen, December 11, 1968. He has led the regional level BPK several times. He has served as Head of the East Java Representative BPK Secretariat since 2014, then Head of the Riau Islands Province Representative BPK in 2017-2018. Furthermore, Joko has served as Head of BPK West Kalimantan since 2020. Then, he assumed the position of Head of BPK Representative for East Java in 2020, and Head of BPK Representative for Bali Province since 2022.